The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
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- Passed
- 2h 10min
- Comedy, Music
- 23 Nov 1929 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Conrad Nagel | ... |
Conrad Nagel - Master of Ceremonies
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Jack Benny | ... |
Jack Benny - Master of Ceremonies
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John Gilbert | ... |
John Gilbert / Romeo
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Norma Shearer | ... |
Norma Shearer / Juliet
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Joan Crawford | ... |
Joan Crawford
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Bessie Love | ... |
Bessie Love
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Cliff Edwards | ... |
Ukelele Ike
(as Ukulele Ike)
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Stan Laurel | ... |
Stan Laurel
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Oliver Hardy | ... |
Oliver Hardy
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Anita Page | ... |
Anita Page
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Nils Asther | ... |
Nils Asther (scenesDeleted)
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Brox Sisters | ... |
The Brox Sisters
(as Brox Sisters - Singing Trio)
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Natova and Company | ... |
Dance Company
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Marion Davies | ... |
Maron Davies
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William Haines | ... |
William Haines
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Buster Keaton | ... |
Buster Keaton / Princess Raja
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Marie Dressler | ... |
Marie Dressler
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Charles King | ... |
Charles King
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Polly Moran | ... |
Polly Moran
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Gus Edwards | ... |
Gus Edwards
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Karl Dane | ... |
Karl Dane
(as Dane)
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George K. Arthur | ... |
George K. Arthur
(as Arthur)
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Gwen Lee | ... |
Gwen Lee
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Albertina Rasch Dancers | ... |
Ballet Dancers
(as Albertina Rasch Ballet)
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The Rounders | ... |
The Rounders - Vocal Quintet
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Arthur Lange | ... |
Arthur Lange - Orchestra Leader
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Lionel Barrymore | ... |
Lionel Barrymore - Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited)
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Nacio Herb Brown | ... |
Nacio Herb Brown (uncredited)
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Bobbe Brox | ... |
Bobbe - One of the Brox Sisters (uncredited)
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Kathlyn Brox | ... |
Kathlyn - One of the Brox Sisters (uncredited)
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Lorayne Brox | ... |
Lorayne - One of the Brox Sisters (uncredited)
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Eddie Bush | ... |
Eddie Bush - Member of Biltmore Quartet (uncredited)
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Ray Cooke | ... |
Messenger (uncredited)
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Ann Dvorak | ... |
Jack Benny's Girl from Omaha - Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Ernest Belcher's Dancing Tots | ... |
Dancing Tots (uncredited)
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Paul Gibbons | ... |
Paul Gibbons - Member of Biltmore Quartet (uncredited)
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Ches Kirkpatrick | ... |
Ches Kirkpatrick - Member of Biltmore Quartet (uncredited)
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Carla Laemmle | ... |
Pearl Dancer (uncredited)
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Angella Mawby | ... |
Membger of Title Card Trio (uncredited)
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Claudette Mawby | ... |
Member of Title Card Trio (uncredited)
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Claudine Mawby | ... |
Member of Title Card Trio (uncredited)
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Myrtle McLaughlin | ... |
Myrtle McLaughlin (uncredited)
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Natacha Nattova | ... |
Natacha Nattova - Leader of Natova and Company (uncredited)
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Edward J. Nugent | ... |
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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June Purcell | ... |
June Purcell - Vocalist in 'Low Down Rhythm' (uncredited)
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Albertina Rasch | ... |
Alberterni Rasch - Leader of Albertina Rasch Ballet (uncredited)
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Bill Seckler | ... |
Bill Seckler - Member of Biltmore Quartet (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles Reisner | ... | (as Charles F. Riesner) |
Christy Cabanne | ... | (uncredited) |
Norman Houston | ... | (uncredited) (Director, some skits) |
Written by
Al Boasberg | ... | (dialogue) & |
Robert E. Hopkins | ... | (dialogue) (as Robert Hopkins) |
Joseph Farnham | ... | (skit) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Harry Rapf | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Irving Thalberg | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Arthur Lange | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
John Arnold | ... | (photography) |
Max Fabian | ... | (photography) (as Maximilian Fabian) |
Irving G. Ries | ... | (photography) |
John M. Nickolaus | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
William S. Gray | ... | (edited by) (as William Gray) |
Cameron K. Wood | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Erté | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
David Cox | ... | (costumes) |
Erté | ... | (uncredited) |
Henrietta Frazer | ... | (uncredited) |
Joe Rapf | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
J.J. Cohn | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lionel Barrymore | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Jack Cummings | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sandy Roth | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Al Shenberg | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Richard Day | ... | settings |
Cedric Gibbons | ... | settings |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording engineer |
William E. Clark | ... | sound assistant (uncredited) |
Russell Franks | ... | sound assistant (uncredited) |
Wesley C. Miller | ... | sound assistant (uncredited) |
A.T. Taylor | ... | sound assistant (uncredited) / sound editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Kolb | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Louis Alter | ... | interpolations |
Martin Broones | ... | interpolations |
Nacio Herb Brown | ... | interpolations |
Gus Edwards | ... | music by |
Fred Fisher | ... | interpolations |
Arthur Freed | ... | interpolations |
Joe Goodwin | ... | lyrics by |
Jesse Greer | ... | interpolations |
Raymond Klages | ... | interpolations (as Ray Klages) |
Arthur Lange | ... | musical arrangement |
Andy Rice | ... | interpolations |
David Snell | ... | interpolations (as Dave Snell) |
Jo Trent | ... | interpolations |
Ray Heindorf | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Ernest Klapholz | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
George Cunningham | ... | dances and ensembles assistant |
Sammy Lee | ... | dances and ensembles |
Joyce Murray | ... | specialty dancer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1929) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1929) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1929) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1929) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1929) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1929) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1930) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Conrad Nagel, representing the Hollywood movie community, and Jack Benny, representing the Broadway stage community, act as the interlocutors of a musical comedy revue. A plethora of chorus boys and girls are featured front and center in some of the song and dance numbers, and provide back-up to some other acts. But the revue primarily is a vehicle to highlight a cavalcade of Hollywood movie and Broadway stage stars. One early running gag has both Nagel and Benny playing straight man to Cliff Edwards, who just wants a nice introduction to his act. Edwards would return later to be featured along with the Brox Sisters in one of the highlights of the second act, a production number around the song "Singin' in Rain", complete with rain soaked stage. A reprise of the song with the entire cast acts as the revue's finale. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | All Talking! Singing! Dancing! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | In the "Singin' in the Rain" finale, Buster Keaton is shown carrying a small package in his left hand. This visual gag is a reference to Uneeda Biscuits, then a popular product made by Nabisco. The Uneeda Biscuit trademark showed a small boy wearing a yellow rain slicker and hat (similar to the outfits that the cast is wearing in this number) and walking home in the rain with a package of Uneeda Biscuits under his arm. See more » |
Goofs | After Cliff Edwards' opening number, one of the chorus girls in the background is chatting away with the girl next to her, when a sudden cut appears, and the same girl is now stone still (apparently the director told her in between to stop talking, and pay attention). See more » |
Movie Connections | Alternate-language version of Wir schalten um auf Hollywood (1931). See more » |
Soundtracks | Singin' in the Rain See more » |
Quotes |
Romeo:
Julie baby, I'm ga-ga about you. No kiddin', honey, your teeth are like pearls, your eyes are like diamonds and your lips - like rubies. See more » |